scholarly journals Older adults with disability in extreme poverty in Peru: How is their access to health care?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e0208441
Author(s):  
Oscar Flores-Flores ◽  
Ruth Bell ◽  
Rodney Reynolds ◽  
Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals Effect of Demographic and Health Dynamics on Cognitive Status in Mexico between 2001 and 2015: Evidence from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

Geriatrics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Silvia Mejia-Arango ◽  
Jaqueline Avila ◽  
Brian Downer ◽  
Marc A. Garcia ◽  
Alejandra Michaels-Obregon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Mexican Adults

Sources of health disparities such as educational attainment, cardiovascular risk factors, and access to health care affect cognitive impairment among older adults. To examine the extent to which these counteracting changes affect cognitive aging over time among Mexican older adults, we examine how sociodemographic factors, cardiovascular diseases, and their treatment relate to changes in cognitive function of Mexican adults aged 60 and older between 2001 and 2015. Self and proxy respondents were classified as dementia, cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), and normal cognition. We use logistic regression models to examine the trends in dementia and CIND for men and women aged 60 years or older using pooled national samples of 6822 individuals in 2001 and 10,219 in 2015, and sociodemographic and health variables as covariates. We found higher likelihood of dementia and a lower risk of CIND in 2015 compared to 2001. These results remain after adjusting for sociodemographic factors, cardiovascular diseases, and their treatment. The improvements in educational attainment, treatment of diabetes and hypertension, and better access to health care in 2015 compared to 2001 may not have been enough to counteract the combined effects of aging, rural residence disadvantage, and higher risks of cardiovascular disease among older Mexican adults.

Technology and Access to Health Care Services Among Older Adults

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara J. Czaja ◽  
Joseph Sharit ◽  
Chin Chin Lee ◽  
Sankaran N. Nair
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health

Access to Health Care and Self-Rated Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Turner Goins ◽  
Judith C. Hays ◽  
Lawrence R. Landerman ◽  
Gerry Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Disparities in Access to Health Care Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Disabilities

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Miller ◽  
Adele Kirk ◽  
Michael J. Kaiser ◽  
Lukas Glos
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Adults With Disabilities ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals Inpatient and outpatient health care utilization and expenditures among older adults aged 50 years and above in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankit Anand
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Older Adult Population

Background: Social and economic inequality in utilization of health care services, as well as high out of pocket expenditures are prevalent in overall Indian population. The situation among older adults will be much more critical as they require long-term health care services. The objective of this study is to assess the utilization of outpatient and inpatient care among older adults and incurred out of pocket health expenditure. It also tried to explore the association between socioeconomic factors on receiving health care services and out of pocket health expenditure among older adults in India.Data source: The data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 1 was used, which was conducted in 2007-08 in India. Respondents aged 50 and above are taken as older adult population. The final sample size was 7150 respondents aged 50 years and above.Results: The percentage of older adults aged 50 years and above receiving outpatient and inpatient health care service were 87.5% and 14.6% respectively. The use of private health facilities was high compared to government health facility. High utilization of outpatient among women and high use of inpatient care among men were found, which was insignificant after adjusting for other variables. Socioeconomic characteristics also play an important role in access to health care among older adults. Place of residence, marital status, caste, education and presence of morbidity were related to the utilization of health care services. Place of residence, education and wealth quintile were also significantly associated with health expenditures.Conclusion: Requirement of long-term health care among older adult population may result in increasing burden of health care expenditures. Socioeconomic characteristics also play an important role in access to health care among older adults. Developing quality and affordable health care services for older adults to ensure equity in accessibility and affordablility will be a major task for the public health system in India.

Accessible Health Care: More Than Just Getting Through the Door

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryle J. Gardner-Bonneau ◽  
June Isaacson Kailes
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Weight Scales

FEATURE AT A GLANCE: Access to health care requires more than mere access to a health care facility. It requires access to medical equipment and devices. Currently, many older adults and people with disabilities have difficulty accessing medical equipment, including examination chairs and tables, weight scales, and exercise and rehabilitation equipment. This article outlines the problem and its consequences for patients and describes the ergonomics requirements that must be met to ensure accessibility of this equipment for all patients.

Association between childhood conditions and arthritis among middle-aged and older adults in China: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Nan Lu ◽  
Bei Wu ◽  
Nan Jiang ◽  
Tingyue Dong
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Catastrophic Events ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Childhood Conditions ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Family Financial Status

Abstract This study examined the association between childhood conditions and arthritis among middle-aged and older adults in China. The data were derived from the 2015 wave and the life-history module of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with respondents age 45 and over across China. Multiple imputation was used to handle the missing data, generating a final analytic sample of 19,800. Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was the main outcome variable. Random-effects logistic regression models were used to test the proposed models. Approximately 8 per cent of the respondents had better family financial status in childhood than their neighbours. Close to 8 per cent had been hospitalised or encountered similar conditions (e.g. confined to bed or home) for at least one month in childhood. Around one-third reported better subjective health in childhood than their peers. The majority of the respondents (80%) reported that they had stable health resources, and that their mothers were illiterate during their childhood. Childhood family financial status, subjective health, mother's education, access to health care and medical catastrophic events were found to be significant factors associated with arthritis in later life, after controlling for adulthood and older-age conditions (family financial status: odds ratio (OR) = 0.885, 95 per cent confidence interval (95% CI) = 0.848–0.924; subjective health: OR = 0.924, 95% CI = 0.889–0.960; mother's education: OR = 0.863, 95% CI = 0.750–0.992; access to health care: OR = 0.729, 95% CI = 0.552–0.964; medical catastrophic events: OR = 1.266, 95% CI = 1.108–1.446). The study results highlight an important role that childhood conditions play in affecting the onset of arthritis in late life in China. Health-care providers may consider childhood conditions as a valuable screening criterion to identify risk populations, which could be used to guide health promotion and prevention programmes, and promote healthy ageing.

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